Global Patent Index - EP 1004892 A1

EP 1004892 A1 20000531 - Compensating an MRI system for residual magnetization

Title (en)

Compensating an MRI system for residual magnetization

Title (de)

Kompensierung eines MRI-Systems für verbleibende Magnetisierung

Title (fr)

Compensation d'un système D'IRM pour magnétisation résiduelle

Publication

EP 1004892 A1 20000531 (EN)

Application

EP 99309309 A 19991123

Priority

US 19822698 A 19981123

Abstract (en)

An MRI system includes a gradient compensation system which compensates imaging gradient waveforms for perturbations caused by residual magnetization. A calibration process (200 - 218) for measuring both the stagnant and transient components is performed to produce and store compensating data. The compensating data may be stored in a look-up table (220) or a polynomial may be fit to the compensating data for later use by the MRI system. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G01R 33/565

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A61B 5/055 (2013.01 - KR); G01R 33/56518 (2013.01 - EP); G01R 33/56563 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1004892 A1 20000531; CN 1258001 A 20000628; JP 2000157509 A 20000613; KR 20000047701 A 20000725

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99309309 A 19991123; CN 99125812 A 19991123; JP 32893399 A 19991119; KR 19990052176 A 19991123